NASCAR issued fines to 10 national series teams and handed down a one-race suspension to a crew chief for lug nut violations coming out of the Championship Weekend held at Phoenix.
No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota crew chief Ben Beshore has been fined $20,000 and suspended from the next NASCAR Cup Series event (the Clash) as the No. 18 of driver Kyle Busch had two lug nuts not safe and secure in a post-race check.
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Five other Cup crew chiefs were fined $10,000 for having one lug nut not safe and secure in a post-race check, including three of the Championship 4 crew chiefs and the race winner/title winner Kyle Larson. They were:
-No. 2 Team Penske crew chief Jeremy Bullins (for driver Brad Keselowski)
-No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Cliff Daniels (for driver Larson)
-No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Chris Gabehart (for driver Denny Hamlin)
-No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief James Small (for driver Martin Truex Jr.)
-No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing crew chief Jonathan Hassler (for driver Matt DiBenedetto)
Sunday’s Cup race marked the last of the Gen-6 car that saw each wheel have five lug nuts on it. The Next Gen that will debut in 2022 has just a single center-locking lug nut on each wheel.
In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, two crew chiefs were fined $5,000 for having one lug nut not safe and secure in a post-race check. They were:
-No. 11 Kaulig Racing crew chief Alex Yontz (for driver Justin Haley)
-No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Chris Gayle (for driver John Hunter Nemechek)
In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, two crew chiefs were fined $2,500 for having one lug nut not safe and secure in a post-race check. They were:
-No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises crew chief Scott Zipadelli (for driver Austin Hill)
-No. 26 GMS Racing crew chief Charles Denike (for driver Tyler Ankrum)